A Rare Manx Concert by Maurice Powell - article

01 Oct 2014

‘Celtic Concerts’, ‘Manx Concerts’ or concerts of ‘Manx National Music’, were popular from the late-1890s until the Second World War. Here is a brief description of the First Grand Concert of Manx National Music, which took place on Thursday January 7th, 1897, at the Grand Theatre, Douglas.

Article by Maurice Powell, Andreas 2014

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